Perimenopause

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What is perimenopause?

Perimenopause marks the interval when a woman's body begins its transition into menopause. During this time a woman may experience various symptoms including irregular periods, vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and vaginal dryness.

Common symptoms reported by people with perimenopause

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for perimenopause

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Compare treatments taken by people with perimenopause

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Who has perimenopause on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 107 say perimenopause is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 18
40s 19
50s 17
60s 30
70+ 48

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 286

These charts show data from perimenopause patients who have completed their condition history
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